Gunnar Harding | |
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Born |
Sundsvall, Sweden | 11 June 1940
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Poet, novelist, essayist and translator |
Awards | Dobloug Prize (2011) |
Karl Gunnar Harding (born 11 June 1940) is a Swedish poet, novelist, essayist and translator, considered 'one of Sweden's foremost poets'. [1] Among his other poetry collections is Starnberger See from 1977. Among his novels is Luffaren Svarta Hästen from 1977. He published the children's book Mannen och paraplyet in 1990. [2] He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2011. [3]
Gunnar Harding was born in Sundsvall and brought up in Bromma as the son of the doctor Gösta Harding. He studied painting in Stockholm and was a jazz musician before making his literary debut in 1967 with Lokomotivet som frös fast. During his early career, Harding travelled extensively in America, and this influenced his work. [4]
Harding is noted primarily for his poetry (mostly in free verse but also significant prose-poetry). Alongside this, he has written essays, a book about the origins of jazz called Kreol, and a few stories. [5]
He has also worked as an editor, for Lyrikvännen ('poetry-lover') 1971–1974, for Artes for many years, and for Artes International during its five-year run. [6] He has been a member of the Samfundet De Nio (chair number 5) since 1993 [7] and served on the 1973 Swedish Bible committion 1981–1989. [8]
Harding's literary significance is partly as an introducer of foreign modernism, especially French, American and British poetry, into Swedish literature.
Harding also takes a lively interest in jazz and likes to read his poetry with jazz as background music.
Gunnar Harding | |
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Born |
Sundsvall, Sweden | 11 June 1940
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Poet, novelist, essayist and translator |
Awards | Dobloug Prize (2011) |
Karl Gunnar Harding (born 11 June 1940) is a Swedish poet, novelist, essayist and translator, considered 'one of Sweden's foremost poets'. [1] Among his other poetry collections is Starnberger See from 1977. Among his novels is Luffaren Svarta Hästen from 1977. He published the children's book Mannen och paraplyet in 1990. [2] He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2011. [3]
Gunnar Harding was born in Sundsvall and brought up in Bromma as the son of the doctor Gösta Harding. He studied painting in Stockholm and was a jazz musician before making his literary debut in 1967 with Lokomotivet som frös fast. During his early career, Harding travelled extensively in America, and this influenced his work. [4]
Harding is noted primarily for his poetry (mostly in free verse but also significant prose-poetry). Alongside this, he has written essays, a book about the origins of jazz called Kreol, and a few stories. [5]
He has also worked as an editor, for Lyrikvännen ('poetry-lover') 1971–1974, for Artes for many years, and for Artes International during its five-year run. [6] He has been a member of the Samfundet De Nio (chair number 5) since 1993 [7] and served on the 1973 Swedish Bible committion 1981–1989. [8]
Harding's literary significance is partly as an introducer of foreign modernism, especially French, American and British poetry, into Swedish literature.
Harding also takes a lively interest in jazz and likes to read his poetry with jazz as background music.